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HB 132

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Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence

Sponsor: Robin L. Grammer, Jr. (District 6)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that the contents of a certain intercepted communication and evidence derived from the communication may be received in evidence in a certain criminal proceeding under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (14)

MGA witness list
FAV 10FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCordero, RebeccaCalvert County State's Attorney's OfficeWritten (PDF)
FAVKing, JoyceFrederick County State's Attorney's OfficeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVRuth, LaureMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHenningsen, JeanTurnAround, Inc.Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVSolomon, JulieselfWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Grammer, Delegate GrammerlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVKoul, MichelleIndividualPosition only
FAVMack-Boyd, AngelIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
UNFJohnson, DaralobbyistAmerican Civil Liberties Union of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FWAOMalley, CatherineWomen's Law CenterWritten (PDF)
INFOHilliard, ElizabethMaryland Office of the Public DefenderWritten (PDF)
INFOEmerson, JessicaThe Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
UNFJohnson, DaraAmerican Civil Liberties Union of MarylandRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland